The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06
The Internal Revenue District of
Mississippi.

In accordance with the order of the
President, issued May 81, 1887, the con-
solidation of the Internal Revenue Dis
trict of Mississippi with that of Louis
lana was consummated Thursday even
ing at the close of business hours, under
the supervision of Revenue Agent VIM.
King, Capt. K. w. Banks, the outgoing
collector of Mississippi transferring all
stamps, records, etc. pertaining to his
office to Mr.. 5. NJ. Asher, Chief Deputy,
representing Collector f. S. Shields, the
holding-over Collector of the consoli-
dated district, who, under instructions
from the Revenue Department, had to
remain in New Orleans to make the
transfer of the old District of Louisiana
to himself as Collector of the consOli-
dated district, which will also be known
as the District of Louisiana.
The instructions from the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue accompany
ing the order of consolidation, abolish
ed the office at Jackson and directed
that the State be divided into four divis-
ions, which has been done.
: Under Collector Banks there were
seven deputies, two of whom were on
duty in his Office. Under the new ar
rangement there will be but four, who
have been assigned to duty as follows:
Deputy G. G.. Johnston with headquar-
tiers at Jackson, will have supervision of
the Eighth Division, embracing the
counties of Warren, Kinds, Rankin,
Scott, Smith, Simpson, Claiborne, Co.
piah, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Lin
coin, Lawrence, Covington, Pike, Amite
and Wilkinson.
Deputy A. II. Coleman, with head
quarters at Canton, will have supervision
Of the Ninth Division, embracing the
counties of Madison, Yazoo, Sharkey,
Issaquena, Holmes, Washington, Carroll,
Montgomery, Lefore, Sunhower, Boli-
var, Grenada, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha,
Quitman, Coahoma, Tunica, DeSoto,
Tate and Pamela.
Deputy w. G. Sykes, with headquar-
tiers at Aberdeen, will have supervision OF
the Tenth Division embracing the coun-
ties. of Marshall, Benton, Tippah, Al.
corn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Union, Lafay-
cite, Pontotoc, Lee, Itawamba, Monroe,
Chickasaw, Calhoun, Webster, Clay
Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Lowndes and
| Alfalfa
Deputy l.. B. Brown, with headquar
tiers at Enterprise, will have supervision
of the Eleventh Division, embracing the
counties of Winston, Noxubee, Kemper
Neshoba, Leake, Newton, Lauderdale
Clarke, Jasper, Jones, Wayne, Greene,
Perry, Marion, Hancock, Harrison and
Jackson.
All the business of the Internal Reve
nue. Department in this State heretofore
transacted by the office at Jackson, will
hereafter be transacted at New Orleans
and all communications on the subject
should be addressed to F. S. Shields
Collector, at that city.
It's scarcely possible that some incon-
venience will not result to citizens OF
Mississippi frops the consolidation of the
two districts, but Collector Shields
promises to use his utmost endeavors to
see that there shall be no serious annoy
ances.
We understand that the records OF
Collector Banks's deputies were so good
that Collector Shields found great diff
Guilty in deciding whom to reappoint,
and was at last influenced as much by
geographical considerations as anything
else.
Collector Banks, true Democrat and
gentleman that he is, accepts the situa-
ton as the result of the plan of retrench-
ment and reform to which President
Cleveland's administration is pledged.
He believes that the District of Missis-
sippi was costing too much in view of
the small amount of revenue collected.